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International Space Station (ISS) Commander Jeffrey Williams is seen silhouetted by the ISS's new cupola windows in Feb. 2010. Williams takes photographs through the windows, which are now open in the ISS's observation deck. NASA TV/Reuters

Lindsey Vonn of the United States reacts after completing the women's downhill at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics on Wednesday. Vonn took first place in the event, winning the US's first gold medal in women's downhill. American Julia Mancuso took the silver. Gero Breloer/AP

Fish open their mouths waiting for passers-by to feed them in a lake in Mansar, India, on Wednesday. Fayaz Kabli/Reuters

American Katie Uhlaender practices during women's skeleton training on Wednesday in Whistler, British Columbia. Ricardo Mazalan/AP

Toyota Motor Corp President Akio Toyoda attends a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday. Toyoda said the world's biggest automaker may have grown too fast, neglecting the careful training of staff to ensure quality did not trail behind. Yuriko Nakao/Reuters

A road worker stands in the road during rain in Canete La Real, Spain, on Feb. 17 after heavy rains on Monday night had caused floods in southern Spain. Jon Nazca/Reuters

An installation called 'Stairway to Heaven,' created by Spanish artists Eugenio Merino is seen at ARCOmadrid, an international contemporary art fair in Madrid, Spain, on Wednesday. Juan Medina/Reuters

French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Haitian President Rene Preval take a flight over Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Wednesday. Sarkozy made the first visit ever to Haiti by a French president, offering aid to the earthquake torn nation. Francois Mori/AP

A different kind of ISAF patch is attached to the backpack of a US soldier in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on Wednesday. Pier Paolo Cito/AP

President Barack Obama meets with his national security team on Afghanistan and Pakistan in the Situation Room of the White House on Feb. 17. Pete Souza/The White House/Reuters

Pedestrians walk under trees covered in snow and ice after a winter storm in Somerville, Mass., on Wednesday. Brian Snyder/Reuters

Some 10,000 couples from 20 countries around the world take part in a mass wedding organized by the Unification Church in Goyang, South Korea. The Unification Church founded by South Korean evangelist Reverend Moon Sun-myung in Seoul in 1954, performed its first mass wedding in 1961 with 33 couples. Segye Times/Reuters

Children walk through a tunnel of spinning images inside a science museum in China's Hubei province on Wednesday. Millions of Chinese spend a week celebrating the Lunar New Year. The Year of the Tiger began on Sunday. AP

Britain's general elections used to be straightforward: a predominantly two-horse race between Labour or Conservative governments, left vs. right, red against blue. But as electioneering gets under way for May 7 polls, it's clear the vote has implications for British politics that extend well beyond whoever comes out on top.